Qumquad: A UML-based approach for remodeling of legacy systems in health care

International Journal of Medical Informatics

Volumn 70, Issue 2-3, 2003, Pages 183-194

  Garde, Sebastian ^a   Knaup, Petra ^a   Herold, Ralf ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

^b HUMBOLDT UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Health information system; Legacy system; Remodeling; Software reengineering; UML

Indexed keywords

LEGACY SYSTEMS; ONCOLOGY; PLANNING;

HEALTH CARE INFORMATION SYSTEMS;

HEALTH CARE;

ARTICLE; CHILDHOOD CANCER; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; MEDICAL DOCUMENTATION; MEDICAL INFORMATION SYSTEM; MODEL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREATMENT PLANNING;

EID: 0041565064     PISSN: 13865056     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1386-5056(03)00043-1     Document Type: Article

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